TheBreakdown
Full time29 March 1959
France
22–0
Italy
Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes, FranceHead-to-head

France won by 22 points.

Scoring

  1. –CFrance conversion · Antoine Labazuy2–0
  2. –CFrance conversion · Antoine Labazuy4–0
  3. –PFrance penalty · Antoine Labazuy7–0
  4. –TFrance try · Henri Rancoule10–0
  5. –TFrance try · Jacques Bouquet13–0
  6. –TFrance try · Jean Dupuy16–0
  7. –TFrance try · Jean Dupuy19–0
  8. –TFrance try · Francois Moncla22–0

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Aldo QuaglioProp
  2. 2Robert VigierHooker
  3. 3Amedee DomenechProp
  4. 4Bernard MommejatSecond row
  5. 5Lucien MiasSecond row
  6. 6Francois MonclaFlanker
  7. 7Jean BartheFlanker
  8. 8Michel CrausteNumber 8
  9. 9Pierre DanosScrum-half
  10. 10Antoine LabazuyFly-half
  11. 11Jean DupuyWing
  12. 12Arnaud MarquesuzaaCentre
  13. 13Jacques BouquetCentre
  14. 14Henri RancouleWing
  15. 15Pierre LacazeFull-back

Italy

  1. 1Umberto LevoratoProp
  2. 2Lucio AvigoHooker
  3. 3Andrea TaveggiaProp
  4. 4Ricardo SaettiSecond row
  5. 5Mateo SiliniSecond row
  6. 6Zeffirino RossiFlanker
  7. 7Sergio LanfranchiFlanker
  8. 8Roberto Luise IIINumber 8
  9. 9Ottorino BettarelloScrum-half
  10. 10Giancarlo BussonFly-half
  11. 11Enzo BellinazzoWing
  12. 12Gastone BiadeneCentre
  13. 13Roberto MartiniCentre
  14. 14Pietro SguarioWing
  15. 15Franco PerriniFull-back

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Context

All-time, France 76–4 Italy, 2 drawn in 82 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

France going in
Italy going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.